Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
10.1° C
1.1° 

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 11AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (09 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (09 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NE by Tue night).

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
1.7
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.6
SE
12
1.3
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.2
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
154
147
269
240
215
192
129
124
121
130
127
101
116
124
237
403
356
278
210
181
156
89
67
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
5
NW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:34PM1.94m
00:56AM1.82m
1:31PM2.02m
1:52AM1.89m
2:26PM2.09m
Low Tide
6:08AM0.18m
6:48PM0.24m
7:06AM0.10m
7:45PM0.17m
8:03AM0.03m
8:41PM0.11m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:30
7:28
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5:34
5:36
5:37
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
9
10
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
Feels °C
7
6
6
6
8
9
8
6
6
5
4
5
4
3
4
5
8
7
6
4
4
3
2
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